As he ventured through the field towards the dig site, Seth Schneider had to be careful where he put his feet. To his left were rows of newly-planted tobacco, and to his right were the uncovered remains of an ancient …
When Jessica Quinlan graduated from UWM, the job market was bleak. It was 2010 and she had just finished her major in Conservation and Environmental Science. At the height of the recession, few if any nonprofits and local governments were …
Meet Sana Shakir. She’s a rising senior at UWM majoring in biochemistry with a certificate in forensic science. She’s also a student researcher in the Sensory, Neuroscience, Attention and Perception (SNAP) Lab; a former food research and development intern; and …
This summer, the UWM Planetarium presents a new live virtual presentation, Dodging Doom, a sizzling scientific blockbuster aimed at inspiring interest and conversation about Earth’s defenses against potentially cataclysmic asteroid impacts. Last year, as people around the globe were preoccupied …
Alexander “Leggy” Arnold, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry has been named director of the Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery at UWM. The MIDD was established in 2011 to promote basic research related to new and improved drugs and to …
A rare disorder called Timothy syndrome causes severe heart malfunction, and most people diagnosed with it don’t survive beyond childhood. It is caused by a single gene variant that can also cause autism, so it provides a unique window into …
How do you tackle climate change, ease food insecurity, promote biodiversity, and foster a sense of local community, all at the same time? Daniel Oladokun-Dybowski says to plant a garden. Oladokun-Dybowski is the founder of Isa’s Garden Charities , an …
Growing up in South Carolina, Seresa McDowell developed an interest in science that led to her starting a premed major in college. While she decided she didn’t like the hospital part of the work, she did really like working as …
Dorit Peled and Kristin Siegel have never met to face-to-face, but they’ve cooked together, sung together, and introduced each other to their families. And they did it all in Hebrew. Siegel is a student in UWM’s Hebrew language program. She …
In mid-November, 1966, in the small town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, two young couples fled the local woods, claiming they’d seen a terrifying creature. They recounted their story to the sheriff and reported that the entity looked human in …
For the first time, researchers have confirmed the detection of a collision between a black hole and a neutron star. In fact, the scientists detected not one but two such events occurring just 10 days apart in January 2020. The …
For nearly 20 years, David Pacifico has traversed the terrains of Peru. First, helping colleagues interview Spanish-speaking locals as an archeology intern. Then, excavating areas in the ancient city of El Purgatorio, about 200 miles north of Lima. Pacifico also …
John Schwendel took an extraordinarily long view while researching income inequality in the United States. He explored some 70 years of data, a time frame from 1946-2015, and studied the central range of earners, which offered new insights into how …
Between 35,000 and 40,000 years ago, Lake Michigan’s geography looked drastically different. Much of its present-day shoreline was made up of marshes and bogs. Student researchers are studying fossils deposited during that time to learn more about the area’s ecosystems. …
Ava Udvadia, UWM associate professor of biological sciences, has been named by the University of Wisconsin System as one of three 2021 Regent Scholar recipients. The honor recognizes both Udvadia’s research into the genetics that allow healing of nerve damage …
